Do not try this one at home!

This recipe for vegan sloppy joes sounded good, but it was not. I think it was the vinegar that jacked it up, but I'm not willing to try it again to find out. This dinner looks fantastic, but it was just too sour.

1/2 c uncooked lentils
1/2 c uncooked rice
1 bell pepper, diced
1 red onion, 1/2 diced, 1/2 sliced
3-4 garlic cloves, pressed
1/4 c vinegar (or NOT)
1 can tomato paste
1 T chili powder
1/2 T cumin
salt and pepper
1 avocado, sliced
1 tomato, sliced

Cook the rice and lentils (I had some leftover rice from a stir fry the night before.) In a frying pan, sauté the diced onions, garlic, and bell pepper. Add tomato paste, vinegar, seasonings, lentils, and rice and simmer for 5-7 minutes. In a separate pan, caramelize the sliced onion. Put the lentil mix on buns and top with onion, avocado, and tomato. (We put this on baked corn tortillas because of our gluten issues.)

This had such potential and the avocado was a really tasty touch. Isaac took one bite and looked ill. At first I thought he was being dramatic, but I probably had the same look on my face! Oh well.